title: Meningococcal disease at Tygerberg Hospital.
abstract: From June 1978 to November 1979, 298 patients with meningococcal disease were seen at Tygerberg Hospital, Parowvallei, CP. The manner of presentation, the diagnosis and some of the clinical features of these patients are reviewed and certain aspects discussed.
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents